Publication Date:
2019-08-27
Description:
We report on the response of a prototype detector to medium energy neutrons. The neutrons were produced by n-p scattering of a neutron beam on a hydrogen target. The measurements provide unique data on the efficiency and response of large NaI scintillators to neutrons in the energy range 36-709 MeV. We apply the results to the high-energy mode of the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) on the Solar Maximum Mission satellite by estimating its efficiency for neutron detection. This estimate is compared to earlier Monte Carlo calculations of the GRS efficiency.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTATION
Type:
Experimental Astronomy (ISSN 0922-6435); 2; 4; p. 233-258.
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